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AIR 

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MONTCLAIR - NEW JERSEY 




AND ITS ADVANTAGES AS 
A PLACE OF RESIDENCE 



Copyright by Frank Hughes 





REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE 
AND MORTGAGE LOANS 



ISSUED BY 

HUGHES & WHITBY, INC. 

HUGHES BUILDING, 300 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE 
MONTCLAIR. N. J. 



TO THE READER: 

This little book is designed to reach those who have 
not seen Montclair or heard of its man^ advantages as a 
place of residence. 

The illustrations given are onl^ a few of very man^ 
and are from photographs show^ing them exactly as the^ are. 
Nothing has been misrepresented or overdraw^n and you w^ill 
find Montclair better than we tell you. 

A cop;^ w^ill be mailed to you or an^ friend w^ho is 
interested in know^ing more about this charming town by 
sending address to Hughes &' Whitby, Inc., Hughes Building, 
300 Bloom field Avenue, Montclair, N. J. 



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F the people who build homes for themselves; there are three classes : 
those who have acquired money for which they desire a safe and 
permanent investment ; those who by the betterment of their 
conditions and prospects feel warranted in taking this important 
step ; and those who, feeling that they cannot afford to go on paying 
rent which will never return to them, prefer rather to see this 
money go out in the shape of partial payments for a home to w^hich they will 
ultimately hold the title. To these three classes, living in New York, Brooklyn and 
nearby towns, this little Book is intended to appeal. 

The advantages of the country over a great city as a place of residence are 
manifold, as evidenced by the fact that all those who can afford to do so, leave their 
city homes for a large portion of the year and go elsewhere. The expense of owning 
and maintaining a city house excludes the majority of people from possessing one, 
and the same argument holds good with rents in desirable parts of the city. 

The home builder of moderate means must, therefore, choose between living 
in the country or the remote outskirts of the great city, and in the latter case, he 



misses the advantages he sought, and meets with the inconveniences he tried to 
avoid. He spends a considerable part of his time in holding on to a strap in the 
elevated or surface cars ; his every movement and almost his every pleasure involves 
expense ; the danger to himself and family from contagious disease is enhanced ; and 
to the wholesome influences of nature, he must remain a comparative stranger. 

On the other hand, the man who lives in the country enjoys advantages which 
his city friends miss and must pay heavily to get. The social problem is easier, his 
surroundings are more wholesome, and in common with his wealthier neighbor he 
may derive benefit from them. The cost of living and the expenditure of time and 
money in getting to and from business are about the same in either case, but what 
would be an impossibility, generally speaking, in the city, is a problem of compara- 
tively easy solution in the country ; namely, the ownership of a home. 

Taking it for granted — as we safely may — that few men will build for 
themselves a home in New York, the first question that presents itself to the 
prospective home-maker is " Where shall I build in the country ? " We do not define 
the country town for desirable residence as a place made up chiefly of great expec- 
tations, remote from railways, unimproved and so sparsely settled that a man's house 
might burn down without his nearest neighbors knowing it. The only argument in favor 
of such a place is the cheapness of building lots which are usually expensive in the end. 



No man can afford to establish himself permanently in a place which does 
not possess the following requisites : — 

Good elevation, pure air and pure water. 

Accessibility to his place of business and excellent railway service thereto. 

Improved and shaded streets, stone sidewalks and good sewers. 

W^ell equipped local stores and markets. 

Good schools and churches. 

Good society and plenty of it. 

If in addition to these it can offer still other inducements to those who are 
seeking a habitation, so much the better, and of such a place we desire to speak. 

Montclair, N. J., is located less than fifteen miles and within thirty-five minutes 
ride from Broadway, New York. It has a population of about 25,000, a bonded 
indebtedness of only $1,489,000, and the assessed valuation is over $40,000,000. It 
is served by two lines of railways, the Delaware, Lackawanna & W^estern and the 
Greenwood Lake Branch of the Erie, there being four stations within the town limits 
on the latter road. There are one hundred and sixteen passenger trains daily. It is 
also connected by electric railway direct with Newark, five miles distant, and by 
electric lines to numerous other points. It has many miles of macadamized and 
shaded streets and over one hundred miles of flagged or cement sidewalks. 



Montclair has been called and rightly so, " The Ideal Suburb," " The Town 
Beautiful," and " The Mountain Town." The Orange Mountain runs through and 
forms the westerly boundary of the town proper, the elevation being from 250 to 650 
feet. The mountain side is covered with beautiful homes of many wealthy and 
cultivated people and the view^ from the mountain side and many other parts of the 
town is hardly surpassed by any place in the United States. New^ York, Newark, 
the Oranges and the country for miles around are in full view and afford a panorama 
that is a delight to the eye and of which one never tires. The air is pure, dry and 
bracing, its elevation making it one of the healthiest towns in the state. 

The public schools of Montclair are of the best and are equal, if not superior 
to those of New York City or Brooklyn. It has one of the finest High School 
buildings in the country and the school itself ranks third in the United States. It 
has also one of the best, if not the best boys ' academies in this country. It has six 
banks, over twenty churches, six fire companies, three newspapers, many clubs, golf, 
social and otherwise, public library, and free postal delivery to all parts of the town. 
It has a splendid system of sanitary sewers, a gas system, with many miles of mains 
and electric light system, both arc and incandescent. Its water supply comes from 
the upper water shed of the Pequannock River. The water is filtered before it is 



delivered in Montclair and is absolutely pure. Gas is furnished for 90c. per thousand 
and electricity for ten cents and less according to quantity used. 

Montclair has for years been noted for its many beautiful homes and its colony 
of families of wealth, culture and refinement. Some of its residences will compare 
favorably with those of any town in the country, not even excepting Newport. 
While it has many families of large wealth and affords special inducements to these 
to live there, it is ideal for the family of moderate means, who are seeking a place 
where they may be surrounded by culture and refinement and have the advantages 
that wealth always brings to a town without any greater cost than many towns 
without these advantages could offer. 

The man of moderate means can secure a comfortable home in Montclair for 
less expense than the apartment he ■would have to occupy in New^ York and he w^ill 
be measured and received socially by what he is rather than for what he is worth. 

Added to these interesting facts are the many other numerous beauties of the 
place, its high rolling and mountain background, its shaded streets, picturesque walks 
and drives, its own park system connecting with the magnificent park system of 
Essex County. 



Although in the last decade the population of Montclair has increased over 
fifty per cent., there has been no sudden and fictitious boom in property, but rather 
a steady and legitimate growth due to favorable location, exceptionally good railroad 
facilities, high altitude and fine surroundings. 

Montclair is no place for the sensational real estate speculator with flaring 
advertisements, excursion trains and other pyrotechnic displays, including the occa- 
sional gift of a building lot. Land in Montclair is too valuable to give away, but 
there are good and sufficient reasons why this is so. It possesses an intrinsic 
marketable value, which insures a safe investment and enables the purchaser to 
dispose of his property without loss if he should decide to sell. It is possible to 
secure land more cheaply in many other places, many of which are caricatured in 
the papers as " Lonelyville," etc., but investments of property in such places promise 
a very undesirable sort of permanency, namely, a permanent inability to dispose of it 
without sacrifice. 

"We have merely alluded to the advantages possessed by Montclair in the w^ay 
of railroad facilities, fine schools, improved streets, etc. It would be easy to dilate 
upon these things and to make comparisons in regard to other towns and cities in 
regard to them, but to the prospective buyer of property or the family wishing to 



rent a home in Montclair, these advantages will speak for themselves. It is interesting, 
however, to state that the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad has just 
completed in Montclair one of the finest suburban terminals in America and the railroad 
service on both that road and the Erie is to be greatly improved in the near future. 

Milk, fruit and vegetables can be had absolutely fresh each day and the local 
stores and markets will compare favorably with those in the Metropolis. 

Favorable terms can be made for prospective homeseekers to buy a home 
already built, in Montclair or to build one to suit the individual taste. To those 
who hesitate to buy until they have a more abundant knowledge of the town we 
heartily advise and cordially invite them to come to Montclair and rent a house for 
a year, and we are confident we will be able to retain them thereafter as a 
permanent fixture. 

Information regarding Montclair, its properties and values, either for sale or 
rent or to have plans prepared and arrangements made to have a home built for you 
can be secured by addressing Messrs. Hughes and Whitby, Inc., Hughes Building, 
300 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair. N. J. 




High School, Montclair, N. J. 








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New State Normal School, Montclair. 




Residence of \\M. B. Dickson, Esq. 




Residence of James N. Jarvey, Esq. 




Churches, Montclair. 




Home Views, Montclair. 




ivl,c-,IliL.\i„L Ul SuLuMUA W'lICHT, Jk., KsQ. 




Residence of W. I. Lixcolx Adams, Esq. 




Street Views, Montclaik. 




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NTCLAIR. N. J. 




MoNTCLAiR Academy. 




MoNTC'i.AiR Hotel. 




KlMIH N( K (IK I'.I.I.IS P. EaRLE, EsQ. 




Residence of F. G. H. Fayen, Esi, 




Free Lii!karv, AIontclair, N. J. 




CouxTRY Club. 




Residence of A. C. Tuxbury, Esq. 




ROCKLEDGE ROAD 




A Bit of the Parks, Montclair. 




A Street \' 




IjLUUM FIELD AVKNUE FROM AJONTCLAIR CENTRE. 




Canoes ox Verona Lake, AIontclair. 




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Main Station, Erie R. R. 




Park Street Station, Erie R. R. 




New D. L. & W. Station. 



APR' 25 1918 



FRANK HUGHES, Pres. 



EDDY WHITBY, Treas. 



FRANK R. HUGHES, Secy 



HUGHES & WHITBY 

(INCORPORATED) 

REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE AND MORTGAGE LOANS 

HUGHES BUILDING, 

300 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair, N. J. 



Property of every description in Montclair 
and surrounding territory for sale or rent. 

Insurance in all its branches, including fire, 
liability, accident, automobile and burglary. 

We make a specialty of automobile, liability 
and burglary insurance and are the authorized 
agents for this territory of the Globe Indemnity 
Company backed by $60,000,000 of assets of 
the Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance 
Company. 

We arrange mortgage loans for any amount 
on desirable property. We have for sale 
mortgages on improved properties in Montclair 



and other towns in northern New Jersey, 
bearing 6'?) interest, free of tax. We a! so 
have desirable mortgages for sale, bearing 5'/r- 
andSyi'/r interest, guaranteed by a responsible 
Title and Mortgage Company, under the 
supervision of the State Banking Department. 
These mortgages are first liens on the property 
in addition to the guarantee of the entire 
capital aud surplus of the Company and present 
one of the best and safest forms of investment 
on the market. 

Full particulars regarding any properties or 
mortgages in this section will be furnished 
promptly on request. 



STYLES 4 CASH, NEW YORK. 









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